The Error of Rejecting a True Null Hypothesis Is

question 40

Multiple Choice

The error of rejecting a true null hypothesis is

• A)a Type I error
• B)a Type II error
• C)can be either a or b, depending on the situation
• D)committed when not enough information is available

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Definitions:

Wilcoxon Signed Rank

A non-parametric statistical hypothesis test used to compare two related samples, matched samples, or repeated measurements on a single sample to assess whether their population mean ranks differ.

Magnitude

Magnitude is a measure of the size or amount of a quantitative attribute or phenomenon.

Sign Test Statistic

A sign test statistic is used in non-parametric statistics to determine if two dependent samples come from the same distribution, focusing on the direction of changes rather than their sizes.

Distribution

Refers to the way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area.